Pop Art Overview
Deck by Henry Little. One fact explained more fully for middle school students.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Pop Art
By Henry Little
History
- Originated in Mid 1950s Britain
- Spread to U.S. in late 1950s
What is Pop Art
- Often paintings of mass culture objects or celebrities
- Aimed to blur the boundaries between "high" art and "low" culture
- No hierarchy of culture
- An influential characteristic of Pop art - art may borrow from ANY source
Famous Pop Art Artists
Warhol's most famous piece
- This is a painting of Marilyn Monroe
- Warhol used photo-stencils in screen-printing
Roy Lichtenstein
Very famous Pop Art artist (1923-1977)
Lichtenstein's most famous piece
- This piece is named "Drowning Girl" painted in 1963
- He often used Ben-Day dots in his art
- There were often subliminal messages in his art
- Notice the heavy black lines used for definition
In Conclusion
- Pop Art was brash, young, fun, and hostile to the artistic establishment
- And it has deeply changed modern art
STUDENT EXAMPLES OF POP ART PORTRAIT
LOOK FOR THE BLACK OUTLINES, BEN-DAY DOTS, AND BRIGHT & BOLD COLORS
Pop Art Portraits
Now let's use your knowledge to look at some student work
Pop Art Portraits
Now let's use your knowledge to look at some student work
